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Rust Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

Generate a CSR containing an Extension Request

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Demonstrates how to generate a CSR containing a 1.2.840.113549.1.9.14 extensionRequest.

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// This requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

// This example will generate a secp256r1 ECDSA key for the CSR.
let ecc = chilkat::Ecc::new();
let prng = chilkat::Prng::new();
let priv_key = chilkat::PrivateKey::new();

if ecc.gen_key("secp256r1", &prng, &priv_key).is_err() {
    println!("Failed to generate a new ECDSA private key.");
    return;
}

let csr = chilkat::Csr::new();

// Add common CSR fields:
csr.set_common_name("mysubdomain.mydomain.com");
csr.set_country("GB");
csr.set_state("Yorks");
csr.set_locality("York");
csr.set_company("Internet Widgits Pty Ltd");
csr.set_email_address("support@mydomain.com");

// Add the following 1.2.840.113549.1.9.14 extensionRequest
// Note: The easiest way to know the content and format of the XML to be added is to examine
// a pre-existing CSR with the same desired extensionRequest.  You can use Chilkat to
// get the extensionRequest from an existing CSR. 

// Here is a sample extension request:

// <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
// <set>
//    <sequence>
//        <sequence>
//            <oid>1.3.6.1.4.1.311.20.2</oid>
//            <asnOctets>
//                <printable>ZATCA-Code-Signing</printable>
//            </asnOctets>
//        </sequence>
//        <sequence>
//            <oid>2.5.29.17</oid>
//            <asnOctets>
//                <sequence>
//                    <contextSpecific tag="4" constructed="1">
//                        <sequence>
//                            <set>
//                                <sequence>
//                                    <oid>2.5.4.4</oid>
//                                    <utf8>334623324234325</utf8>
//                                </sequence>
//                            </set>
//                            <set>
//                                <sequence>
//                                    <oid>0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.1</oid>
//                                    <utf8>310122393500003</utf8>
//                                </sequence>
//                            </set>
//                            <set>
//                                <sequence>
//                                    <oid>2.5.4.12</oid>
//                                    <utf8>0000</utf8>
//                                </sequence>
//                            </set>
//                            <set>
//                                <sequence>
//                                    <oid>2.5.4.26</oid>
//                                    <utf8>Sample E</utf8>
//                                </sequence>
//                            </set>
//                            <set>
//                                <sequence>
//                                    <oid>2.5.4.15</oid>
//                                    <utf8>Sample Business</utf8>
//                                </sequence>
//                            </set>
//                        </sequence>
//                    </contextSpecific>
//                </sequence>
//            </asnOctets>
//        </sequence>
//    </sequence>
// </set>

// Use this online tool to generate code from sample XML: 
// Generate Code to Create XML

// Here's the code to generate the above extension request.

let xml = chilkat::Xml::new();
xml.set_tag("set");
xml.update_child_content("sequence|sequence|oid", "1.3.6.1.4.1.311.20.2");
xml.update_child_content("sequence|sequence|asnOctets|printable", "ZATCA-Code-Signing");
xml.update_child_content("sequence|sequence[1]|oid", "2.5.29.17");
let _ = xml.update_attr_at("sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific", true, "tag", "4");
let _ = xml.update_attr_at("sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific", true, "constructed", "1");
xml.update_child_content("sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set|sequence|oid", "2.5.4.4");
xml.update_child_content("sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set|sequence|utf8", "334623324234325");
xml.update_child_content("sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[1]|sequence|oid", "0.9.2342.19200300.100.1.1");
xml.update_child_content("sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[1]|sequence|utf8", "310122393500003");
xml.update_child_content("sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[2]|sequence|oid", "2.5.4.12");
xml.update_child_content("sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[2]|sequence|utf8", "0000");
xml.update_child_content("sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[3]|sequence|oid", "2.5.4.26");
xml.update_child_content("sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[3]|sequence|utf8", "Sample E");
xml.update_child_content("sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[4]|sequence|oid", "2.5.4.15");
xml.update_child_content("sequence|sequence[1]|asnOctets|sequence|contextSpecific|sequence|set[4]|sequence|utf8", "Sample Business");

// Add the extension request to the CSR
let _ = csr.set_extension_request(&xml);

// Generate the CSR with the extension request
let Ok(csr_pem) = csr.gen_csr_pem(&priv_key) else {
    println!("{}", csr.last_error_text());
    return;
};

println!("{}", csr_pem);

// Sample PEM output:

// -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
// MIICEjCCAbkCAQAwgZcxITAfBgNVBAMMGG15c3ViZG9tYWluLm15ZG9tYWluLmNv
// bTELMAkGA1UEBhMCR0IxDjAMBgNVBAgMBVlvcmtzMQ0wCwYDVQQHDARZb3JrMSEw
// HwYDVQQKDBhJbnRlcm5ldCBXaWRnaXRzIFB0eSBMdGQxIzAhBgkqhkiG9w0BCQEW
// FHN1cHBvcnRAbXlkb21haW4uY29tMFkwEwYHKoZIzj0CAQYIKoZIzj0DAQcDQgAE
// g8EVNSV0ttlM9kG2E+J3ZB9WEDYVf2QA/8idrPRUafia1CHjd1kslwZA8eP2bAcf
// 2O493QAENqtW6DTHJbRz8KCBvjCBuwYJKoZIhvcNAQkOMYGtMIGqMCEGCSsGAQQB
// gjcUAgQUExJaQVRDQS1Db2RlLVNpZ25pbmcwgYQGA1UdEQR9MHukeTB3MRgwFgYD
// VQQEDA8zMzQ2MjMzMjQyMzQzMjUxHzAdBgoJkiaJk/IsZAEBDA8zMTAxMjIzOTM1
// MDAwMDMxDTALBgNVBAwMBDAwMDAxETAPBgNVBBoMCFNhbXBsZSBFMRgwFgYDVQQP
// DA9TYW1wbGUgQnVzaW5lc3MwCgYIKoZIzj0EAwIDRwAwRAIgF7D30eSBklfo+oel
// 1B0z64eJDB9MB3rCoiFZlj+mz0YCIHYI87eyqdtw2LOcAoBRhyxlBT6i28+Z/8t9
// bYsMIYvp
// -----END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----